Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fūr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from unattested Proto-Germanic *fūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *pyuh₂-ró-s, from *pih₂-w-, from *pyeh₂- (“to beat”), cognate with Latin paviō (“to beat, strike”), Lithuanian pjáuti (“to cut, slaughter”), Ancient Greek παίω (paíō, “to strike, hit”).

Adjective

*fūr

1. castrated

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*fūr
Genitive	*fūras
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*fūr	*fūru	*fūr
Accusative	*fūranā	*fūrā	*fūr
Genitive	*fūras	*fūreʀā	*fūras
Dative	*fūrumē	*fūreʀē	*fūrumē
Instrumental	*fūru	*fūreʀu	*fūru
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*fūrē	*fūrō	*fūru
Accusative	*fūrā	*fūrā	*fūru
Genitive	*fūreʀō	*fūreʀō	*fūreʀō
Dative	*fūrēm, *fūrum	*fūrēm, *fūrum	*fūrēm, *fūrum
Instrumental	*fūrēm, *fūrum	*fūrēm, *fūrum	*fūrēm, *fūrum

Derived terms

• *fūrijan

Descendants

• Old High German: *fūr
  • ⇒ Old High German: urfūr (“eunuch”)